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* HilariousInHindsight: James plays as an Indian during the Wild West fantasy scene. Creator/JohnnyDepp would later go on to play Tonto in Film/TheLoneRanger.
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* HilariousInHindsight: James plays as an Indian during the Wild West fantasy scene. Creator/JohnnyDepp would later go on to play Tonto in Film/TheLoneRanger.
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* {{Asexuality}}: James.
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** Arthur (the boys' father) was alive for several years into the Llewellyn Davies/Barrie friendship.
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** Arthur (the boys' father) was alive for several years into the Llewellyn Davies/Barrie friendship. He didn't actually die until three years after the premiere of ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}'', nor did Sylvia die until three years later still.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Nana in the books was intended to be a Landseer. ''Finding Neverland'' portrays her as a Great Pyrenees.
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Has nothing to do with ''Leaving Neverland'', that 2019 Music/MichaelJackson documentary.
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Out in the park with his dog some time later, James encounters the four Llewelyn Davies boys and their widowed mother, Sylvia (Kate Winslet). He strikes up a friendship with the five of them, particularly Peter (Creator/FreddieHighmore, in his first well-known role), who has become very serious as a result of his father's death. James, Sylvia, Peter and Peter's brothers (George, Michael and Jack) proceed to have all sorts of wacky boyish adventures together, occupying almost all of James' free time. The relationship between James and Sylvia draws the ire of both James' wife, Mary (Radha Michell), and Sylvia's mother, Emma (Creator/JulieChristie); the former because she's afraid she's losing her husband to another woman, and the latter because the scandalous (though false) rumours about Sylvia and James are ruining Sylvia's chances at getting remarried.
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Out in the park with his dog some time later, James encounters the four Llewelyn Davies boys and their widowed mother, Sylvia (Kate Winslet).(Creator/KateWinslet). He strikes up a friendship with the five of them, particularly Peter (Creator/FreddieHighmore, in his first well-known role), who has become very serious as a result of his father's death. James, Sylvia, Peter and Peter's brothers (George, Michael and Jack) proceed to have all sorts of wacky boyish adventures together, occupying almost all of James' free time. The relationship between James and Sylvia draws the ire of both James' wife, Mary (Radha Michell), and Sylvia's mother, Emma (Creator/JulieChristie); the former because she's afraid she's losing her husband to another woman, and the latter because the scandalous (though false) rumours about Sylvia and James are ruining Sylvia's chances at getting remarried.
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* ActorAllusion: Frohman wears Captain Hook's costume while criticising the script. Dustin Hoffman previously played the Captain in ''{{Film/Hook}}''. In the original screenplay, Frohman was supposed to mock a couple of Hook's lines, but Hoffman refused, saying that he had already played Hook once -- and greatly disappointing Marc Foster.
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* ActorAllusion: In the 2015 Broadway production, the ''Peter Pan'' cast toasts "cheers" and one of the cast members asks Frohman (played by Creator/KelseyGrammer) whether they have ''Series/{{Cheers}}'' in America.
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TheMusical adaptation opened with [[Series/{{Glee}} Matthew Morrison]] as Barrie, Creator/KelseyGrammer in the dual role of Frohman and (via a FantasySequence) Capt. Hook, and Laura Michelle Kelly as Sylvia. [[Music/TakeThatBand Gary Barlow]] and Eliot Kennedy wrote the songs and the book was written by James Graham.
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TheMusical adaptation opened with [[Series/{{Glee}} Matthew Morrison]] Creator/MatthewMorrison as Barrie, Creator/KelseyGrammer in the dual role of Frohman and (via a FantasySequence) Capt. Hook, and Laura Michelle Kelly as Sylvia. [[Music/TakeThatBand Gary Barlow]] and Eliot Kennedy wrote the songs and the book was written by James Graham.
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Out in the park with his dog some time later, James encounters the four Llewelyn Davies boys and their widowed mother, Sylvia (Kate Winslet). He strikes up a friendship with the five of them, particularly Peter (Creator/FreddieHighmore, in his first well-known role), who has become very serious as a result of his father's death. James, Sylvia, Peter and Peter's brothers (George, Michael and Jack) proceed to have all sorts of wacky boyish adventures together, occupying almost all of James' free time. The relationship between James and Sylvia draws the ire of both James' wife, Mary (Radha Michell), and Sylvia's mother, Emma (Julie Christie); the former because she's afraid she's losing her husband to another woman, and the latter because the scandalous (though false) rumours about Sylvia and James are ruining Sylvia's chances at getting remarried.
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Out in the park with his dog some time later, James encounters the four Llewelyn Davies boys and their widowed mother, Sylvia (Kate Winslet). He strikes up a friendship with the five of them, particularly Peter (Creator/FreddieHighmore, in his first well-known role), who has become very serious as a result of his father's death. James, Sylvia, Peter and Peter's brothers (George, Michael and Jack) proceed to have all sorts of wacky boyish adventures together, occupying almost all of James' free time. The relationship between James and Sylvia draws the ire of both James' wife, Mary (Radha Michell), and Sylvia's mother, Emma (Julie Christie); (Creator/JulieChristie); the former because she's afraid she's losing her husband to another woman, and the latter because the scandalous (though false) rumours about Sylvia and James are ruining Sylvia's chances at getting remarried.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory:
** When Barrie met the Llewelyn Davies boys Peter was only a baby, and in fact Barrie's closest relationships amongst the boys were with with George and Michael. The youngest Llewelyn Davies brother Nico (himself completely erased from the movie's reality), acknowledged that George and Michael were 'the ones' to Barrie. Michael was the main inspiration for Peter Pan, despite the character sharing his name with his elder brother.
** Arthur (the boys' father) was alive for several years into the Llewellyn Davies/Barrie friendship.
** ''Little Mary'' actually did pretty well; it wasn't a flop.
** The real reason Barrie's wife left him wasn't his work ethic or playing with Sylvia and family; it was impotence. The film doesn't even hint at this -- not even a "it's your fault we can't have kids" -- but it was a major part of the highly publicized divorce case.
** Barrie's producer Charles Frohman, portrayed as full of cynical misgivings about the Peter Pan idea, was in reality unfailingly supportive of Barrie throughout his career (he was one of Barrie's few real adult friends) and was crazy about ''Peter Pan'' from its inception. His enthusiasm for the project ran to acting out whole scenes from the play to friends. Years later, when he died in the Lusitania disaster, he is claimed to have gone down quoting, 'to die will be an awfully big adventure'.
** There was a complex line of development between Barrie's inspiration an the eventual emergence of the play ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}''. Pan first appeared as [[Literature/PeterPanInKensingtonGardens a fiction within a fiction]] in Barrie's novel ''The Little White Bird'', which was itself a great success.
** The film's bittersweet ending is a little misleading in tone, if not actually factually inaccurate. Peter and Barrie's relationship became strained as the boy grew up, rather than reaching the equilibrium achieved in the film. Peter grew to hate his association with Pan and died a suicide at 63.[[note]]Not only had Peter spent a lifetime being called "Peter Pan" only to be cut out of Barrie's will, but he was dying of emphysema, and didn't want to end up in a hospital; his wife and children all had genetic Huntington's disease. All the children vowed never to have kids of their own so not to pass it on. One of his sons also committed suicide.[[/note]] George and Michael, Barrie's 'ones', both died young and in tragic circumstances: George was taken out by a sniper in the trenches of WWI, aged 21. Michael and his close friend / possible lover drowned in what was either a terrible accident or a suicide pact. TheMusical choosing to romanticize the fictionalized version of events further [[http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/theater-review-finding-neverland.html was a sticking point for one of its critics]].
** TheMusical renders Sylvia PromotedToLoveInterest, though it's mostly chaste.
** When Barrie met the Llewelyn Davies boys Peter was only a baby, and in fact Barrie's closest relationships amongst the boys were with with George and Michael. The youngest Llewelyn Davies brother Nico (himself completely erased from the movie's reality), acknowledged that George and Michael were 'the ones' to Barrie. Michael was the main inspiration for Peter Pan, despite the character sharing his name with his elder brother.
** Arthur (the boys' father) was alive for several years into the Llewellyn Davies/Barrie friendship.
** ''Little Mary'' actually did pretty well; it wasn't a flop.
** The real reason Barrie's wife left him wasn't his work ethic or playing with Sylvia and family; it was impotence. The film doesn't even hint at this -- not even a "it's your fault we can't have kids" -- but it was a major part of the highly publicized divorce case.
** Barrie's producer Charles Frohman, portrayed as full of cynical misgivings about the Peter Pan idea, was in reality unfailingly supportive of Barrie throughout his career (he was one of Barrie's few real adult friends) and was crazy about ''Peter Pan'' from its inception. His enthusiasm for the project ran to acting out whole scenes from the play to friends. Years later, when he died in the Lusitania disaster, he is claimed to have gone down quoting, 'to die will be an awfully big adventure'.
** There was a complex line of development between Barrie's inspiration an the eventual emergence of the play ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}''. Pan first appeared as [[Literature/PeterPanInKensingtonGardens a fiction within a fiction]] in Barrie's novel ''The Little White Bird'', which was itself a great success.
** The film's bittersweet ending is a little misleading in tone, if not actually factually inaccurate. Peter and Barrie's relationship became strained as the boy grew up, rather than reaching the equilibrium achieved in the film. Peter grew to hate his association with Pan and died a suicide at 63.[[note]]Not only had Peter spent a lifetime being called "Peter Pan" only to be cut out of Barrie's will, but he was dying of emphysema, and didn't want to end up in a hospital; his wife and children all had genetic Huntington's disease. All the children vowed never to have kids of their own so not to pass it on. One of his sons also committed suicide.[[/note]] George and Michael, Barrie's 'ones', both died young and in tragic circumstances: George was taken out by a sniper in the trenches of WWI, aged 21. Michael and his close friend / possible lover drowned in what was either a terrible accident or a suicide pact. TheMusical choosing to romanticize the fictionalized version of events further [[http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/theater-review-finding-neverland.html was a sticking point for one of its critics]].
** TheMusical renders Sylvia PromotedToLoveInterest, though it's mostly chaste.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Notably, the above Heartwarming Crowner was invented for the film. It had been part of Barrie/Peter Pan folklore for decades. Barrie wasn't really worried about adult attendees not "getting" the spirit of the story, and if there had been a problem, there were plenty of children already in the audience. See the trope page for further details.
** The above is forgiveable (it may be a version of the fact that, at the real première, Barrie had arranged for the orchestra to respond to the 'clap your hands if you believe' if the audience weren't forthcoming. He needn't have worried. They applauded so enthusiastically that Nina Boucicault, playing Peter, burst into tears). It may also be a nod to the fact that Peter Pan has a long association with helping suffering children -- Barrie willed the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. There are many more glaring departures in the film from reality, largely in the name of simplifying, neatening and sometimes sentimentalising. Amongst may others:
*** When Barrie met the Llewelyn Davies boys Peter was only a baby, and in fact Barrie's closest relationships amongst the boys were with with George and Michael. The youngest Llewelyn Davies brother Nico (himself completely erased from the movie's reality), acknowledged that George and Michael were 'the ones' to Barrie. Michael was the main inspiration for Peter Pan, despite the character sharing his name with his elder brother.
*** Arthur (the boys' father) was alive for several years into the Llewellyn Davies/Barrie friendship.
*** ''Little Mary'' actually did pretty well; it wasn't a flop.
*** The real reason Barrie's wife left him wasn't his work ethic or playing with Sylvia and family; it was impotence. The film doesn't even hint at this -- not even a "it's your fault we can't have kids" -- but it was a major part of the highly publicized divorce case.
*** Barrie's producer Charles Frohman, portrayed as full of cynical misgivings about the Peter Pan idea, was in reality unfailingly supportive of Barrie throughout his career (he was one of Barrie's few real adult friends) and was crazy about ''Peter Pan'' from its inception. His enthusiasm for the project ran to acting out whole scenes from the play to friends. Years later, when he died in the Lusitania disaster, he is claimed to have gone down quoting, 'to die will be an awfully big adventure'.
*** There was a complex line of development between Barrie's inspiration an the eventual emergence of the play ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}''. Pan first appeared as [[Literature/PeterPanInKensingtonGardens a fiction within a fiction]] in Barrie's novel ''The Little White Bird'', which was itself a great success.
*** The film's bittersweet ending is a little misleading in tone, if not actually factually inaccurate. Peter and Barrie's relationship became strained as the boy grew up, rather than reaching the equilibrium achieved in the film. Peter grew to hate his association with Pan and died a suicide at 63.[[note]]Not only had Peter spent a lifetime being called "Peter Pan" only to be cut out of Barrie's will, but he was dying of emphysema, and didn't want to end up in a hospital; his wife and children all had genetic Huntington's disease. All the children vowed never to have kids of their own so not to pass it on. One of his sons also committed suicide.[[/note]] George and Michael, Barrie's 'ones', both died young and in tragic circumstances: George was taken out by a sniper in the trenches of WWI, aged 21. Michael and his close friend / possible lover drowned in what was either a terrible accident or a suicide pact. TheMusical choosing to romanticize the fictionalized version of events further [[http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/theater-review-finding-neverland.html was a sticking point for one of its critics]].
** TheMusical also renders Sylvia PromotedToLoveInterest, though it's mostly chaste.
** The above is forgiveable (it may be a version of the fact that, at the real première, Barrie had arranged for the orchestra to respond to the 'clap your hands if you believe' if the audience weren't forthcoming. He needn't have worried. They applauded so enthusiastically that Nina Boucicault, playing Peter, burst into tears). It may also be a nod to the fact that Peter Pan has a long association with helping suffering children -- Barrie willed the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. There are many more glaring departures in the film from reality, largely in the name of simplifying, neatening and sometimes sentimentalising. Amongst may others:
*** When Barrie met the Llewelyn Davies boys Peter was only a baby, and in fact Barrie's closest relationships amongst the boys were with with George and Michael. The youngest Llewelyn Davies brother Nico (himself completely erased from the movie's reality), acknowledged that George and Michael were 'the ones' to Barrie. Michael was the main inspiration for Peter Pan, despite the character sharing his name with his elder brother.
*** Arthur (the boys' father) was alive for several years into the Llewellyn Davies/Barrie friendship.
*** ''Little Mary'' actually did pretty well; it wasn't a flop.
*** The real reason Barrie's wife left him wasn't his work ethic or playing with Sylvia and family; it was impotence. The film doesn't even hint at this -- not even a "it's your fault we can't have kids" -- but it was a major part of the highly publicized divorce case.
*** Barrie's producer Charles Frohman, portrayed as full of cynical misgivings about the Peter Pan idea, was in reality unfailingly supportive of Barrie throughout his career (he was one of Barrie's few real adult friends) and was crazy about ''Peter Pan'' from its inception. His enthusiasm for the project ran to acting out whole scenes from the play to friends. Years later, when he died in the Lusitania disaster, he is claimed to have gone down quoting, 'to die will be an awfully big adventure'.
*** There was a complex line of development between Barrie's inspiration an the eventual emergence of the play ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}''. Pan first appeared as [[Literature/PeterPanInKensingtonGardens a fiction within a fiction]] in Barrie's novel ''The Little White Bird'', which was itself a great success.
*** The film's bittersweet ending is a little misleading in tone, if not actually factually inaccurate. Peter and Barrie's relationship became strained as the boy grew up, rather than reaching the equilibrium achieved in the film. Peter grew to hate his association with Pan and died a suicide at 63.[[note]]Not only had Peter spent a lifetime being called "Peter Pan" only to be cut out of Barrie's will, but he was dying of emphysema, and didn't want to end up in a hospital; his wife and children all had genetic Huntington's disease. All the children vowed never to have kids of their own so not to pass it on. One of his sons also committed suicide.[[/note]] George and Michael, Barrie's 'ones', both died young and in tragic circumstances: George was taken out by a sniper in the trenches of WWI, aged 21. Michael and his close friend / possible lover drowned in what was either a terrible accident or a suicide pact. TheMusical choosing to romanticize the fictionalized version of events further [[http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/theater-review-finding-neverland.html was a sticking point for one of its critics]].
** TheMusical also renders Sylvia PromotedToLoveInterest, though it's mostly chaste.
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''Finding Neverland'' is a 2004 film VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory about James M. Barrie's work on ''Literature/PeterPan'', starring Creator/JohnnyDepp in an Oscar-nominated performance, and directed by Creator/MarcForster. In April 2015, a [[TheMusical musical]] ScreenToStageAdaptation opened on Broadway and ran through the following summer.
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''Finding Neverland'' is a 2004 film VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory about James M. Barrie's work on ''Literature/PeterPan'', ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}'', starring Creator/JohnnyDepp in an Oscar-nominated performance, and directed by Creator/MarcForster. In April 2015, a [[TheMusical musical]] ScreenToStageAdaptation opened on Broadway and ran through the following summer.
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Through his adventures with the boys, James is able to get the inspiration for ''PeterPan'', but all is not well this side of Neverland. Sylvia is becoming quite ill, but refuses to seek treatment because she doesn't want to upset the status quo. Peter is quite aware of how serious the situation is and throws a tantrum because the adults are going to start lying to him. Especially once Sylvia's condition starts getting worse, Emma tries to keep James away from her children and grandchildren.
Despite some initial hangups, ''PeterPan'' ends up being quite the success, much to Charles' surprise. Due to Sylvia's illness, only Peter is able to make it on opening night, leading James to, well, that would spoil the ending.
Despite some initial hangups, ''PeterPan'' ends up being quite the success, much to Charles' surprise. Due to Sylvia's illness, only Peter is able to make it on opening night, leading James to, well, that would spoil the ending.
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Through his adventures with the boys, James is able to get the inspiration for ''PeterPan'', ''Peter Pan'', but all is not well this side of Neverland. Sylvia is becoming quite ill, but refuses to seek treatment because she doesn't want to upset the status quo. Peter is quite aware of how serious the situation is and throws a tantrum because the adults are going to start lying to him. Especially once Sylvia's condition starts getting worse, Emma tries to keep James away from her children and grandchildren.
Despite some initial hangups,''PeterPan'' ''Peter Pan'' ends up being quite the success, much to Charles' surprise. Due to Sylvia's illness, only Peter is able to make it on opening night, leading James to, well, that would spoil the ending.
Despite some initial hangups,
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* BittersweetEnding: ''PeterPan'' is a success, but Sylvia's illness catches up with her. Still, [[spoiler:Peter starts writing again, James shows him the power of his imagination and Emma comes to a peaceful resolution with James after both are given custody of the boys]].
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* BittersweetEnding: ''PeterPan'' ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}'' is a success, but Sylvia's illness catches up with her. Still, [[spoiler:Peter starts writing again, James shows him the power of his imagination and Emma comes to a peaceful resolution with James after both are given custody of the boys]].
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* HeelFaceTurn: Emma is not a true villain, but she is the character most antagonistic to James. Her attitude changes completely as a result of seeing ''PeterPan'' and [[spoiler:Sylvia dying]].
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* HeelFaceTurn: Emma is not a true villain, but she is the character most antagonistic to James. Her attitude changes completely as a result of seeing ''PeterPan'' ''Peter Pan'' and [[spoiler:Sylvia dying]].
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* MakingTheMasterpiece: James working on ''PeterPan''
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* MakingTheMasterpiece: James working on ''PeterPan''''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}''.
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* ShowWithinAShow: Both of James' plays -- bits of two different productions of ''PeterPan'' are shown on-screen. Some of the actors playing actors are only credited by the character their character plays.
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* ShowWithinAShow: Both of James' plays -- bits of two different productions of ''PeterPan'' ''Peter Pan'' are shown on-screen. Some of the actors playing actors are only credited by the character their character plays.
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*** There was a complex line of development between Barrie's inspiration an the eventual emergence of the play ''PeterPan''. ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1904}}''. Pan first appeared as [[Literature/PeterPanInKensingtonGardens a fiction within a fiction fiction]] in Barrie's novel ''The Little White Bird'', which was itself a great success.
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''Finding Neverland'' is a 2004 film VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory about James M. Barrie's work on ''Literature/PeterPan'', starring Creator/JohnnyDepp in an Oscar-nominated performance.performance, and directed by Creator/MarcForster. In April 2015, a [[TheMusical musical]] ScreenToStageAdaptation opened on Broadway and ran through the following summer.
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TheMusical adaptation opened with [[Series/{{Glee}} Matthew Morrison]] as Barrie, Creator/KelseyGrammer in the dual role of Frohman and (via a FantasySequence) Capt. Hook, and Laura Michelle Kelly as Sylvia. [[Music/TakeThat Gary Barlow]] and Eliot Kennedy wrote the songs and the book was written by James Graham.
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TheMusical adaptation opened with [[Series/{{Glee}} Matthew Morrison]] as Barrie, Creator/KelseyGrammer in the dual role of Frohman and (via a FantasySequence) Capt. Hook, and Laura Michelle Kelly as Sylvia. [[Music/TakeThat [[Music/TakeThatBand Gary Barlow]] and Eliot Kennedy wrote the songs and the book was written by James Graham.
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Out in the park with his dog some time later, James encounters the four Llewelyn Davies boys and their widowed mother, Sylvia (Kate Winslet). He strikes up a friendship with the five of them, particularly Peter (Freddie Highmore, in his first well-known role), who has become very serious as a result of his father's death. James, Sylvia, Peter and Peter's brothers (George, Michael and Jack) proceed to have all sorts of wacky boyish adventures together, occupying almost all of James' free time. The relationship between James and Sylvia draws the ire of both James' wife, Mary (Radha Michell), and Sylvia's mother, Emma (Julie Christie); the former because she's afraid she's losing her husband to another woman, and the latter because the scandalous (though false) rumours about Sylvia and James are ruining Sylvia's chances at getting remarried.
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Out in the park with his dog some time later, James encounters the four Llewelyn Davies boys and their widowed mother, Sylvia (Kate Winslet). He strikes up a friendship with the five of them, particularly Peter (Freddie Highmore, (Creator/FreddieHighmore, in his first well-known role), who has become very serious as a result of his father's death. James, Sylvia, Peter and Peter's brothers (George, Michael and Jack) proceed to have all sorts of wacky boyish adventures together, occupying almost all of James' free time. The relationship between James and Sylvia draws the ire of both James' wife, Mary (Radha Michell), and Sylvia's mother, Emma (Julie Christie); the former because she's afraid she's losing her husband to another woman, and the latter because the scandalous (though false) rumours about Sylvia and James are ruining Sylvia's chances at getting remarried.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Michael at some points. He causes George's arm to get broken while he's in the flying harness by trying to take it away from Peter. Both then let go of the rope, making George fall.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Michael at some points. He causes George's arm to get broken while he's in the flying harness by trying to take it away from Peter. Jack. Both then let go of the rope, making George fall.fall.
**Jack also mocks Peter during one of his mood swings, and does (admittedly, understandably) not have much faith in Michael while the latter tries to fly a kite. Still, both boys do mostly seem like nice boys.
**Jack also mocks Peter during one of his mood swings, and does (admittedly, understandably) not have much faith in Michael while the latter tries to fly a kite. Still, both boys do mostly seem like nice boys.
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*** When Barrie met the Llewelyn Davies boys Peter was only a baby, and in fact Barrie's closest relationships amongst the boys were with with George and Michael. The youngest Llewelyn Davies brother Nico (himself completely erased from the movie's reality), acknowledged that George and Michael were 'the ones' to Barrie. Michael was the main inspiration for Peter Pan, despite the character sharing his name with his younger brother.
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*** When Barrie met the Llewelyn Davies boys Peter was only a baby, and in fact Barrie's closest relationships amongst the boys were with with George and Michael. The youngest Llewelyn Davies brother Nico (himself completely erased from the movie's reality), acknowledged that George and Michael were 'the ones' to Barrie. Michael was the main inspiration for Peter Pan, despite the character sharing his name with his younger elder brother.
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* BittersweetEnding: ''PeterPan'' is a success, but Sylvia's illness catches up with her. Still, [[spoiler:Peter starts writing again, James shows him the power of his imagination and Emma comes to a peaceful resolution with James after both are given custody of the boys].
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* BittersweetEnding: ''PeterPan'' is a success, but Sylvia's illness catches up with her. Still, [[spoiler:Peter starts writing again, James shows him the power of his imagination and Emma comes to a peaceful resolution with James after both are given custody of the boys].boys]].
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* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: In real life Barrie was tiny - due, it is thought to psychogenic dwarfism (Barrie's brother David died when James was 6, and his mother made it very clear to James that she preferred the dead son who would never grow up). His short stature plagued Barrie's self-confidence and informed his work. Apart from that he was unremarkable-looking; on the gaunt side and head a bit too big for his body. Naturally, then, he is portrayed by ''JohnnyDepp''.
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* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: In real life Barrie was tiny - due, it is thought to psychogenic dwarfism (Barrie's brother David died when James was 6, and his mother made it very clear to James that she preferred the dead son who would never grow up). His short stature plagued Barrie's self-confidence and informed his work. Apart from that he was unremarkable-looking; on the gaunt side and head a bit too big for his body. Naturally, then, he is portrayed by ''JohnnyDepp''.''Creator/JohnnyDepp''.
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Freddie Highmore and Eileen Essell (who played the elderly Mrs Snow, one of James' biggest fans) went on to be suggested by Creator/JohnnyDepp for the 2005 ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' adaptation, in which they played Charlie and Grandma Josephine respectively. This movie also happens to feature three actors who played recurring characters in the ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series: Creator/JohnnyDepp as James M Barrie / Captain Jack Sparrow, Creator/MackenzieCrook as Mr Jaspers (the usher) / Ragetti (the pirate with a wooden eye), and Angus Barnett as Mr Reilly (the actor playing Nana) / Mullroy (one of the two comic relief redcoats).
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Freddie Highmore and Eileen Essell (who played the elderly Mrs Snow, one of James' biggest fans) went on to be suggested by Creator/JohnnyDepp for the 2005 ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' adaptation, in which they played Charlie and Grandma Josephine respectively. This movie also happens to feature three actors who played recurring characters in the ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series: Creator/JohnnyDepp as James M M. Barrie / Captain Jack Sparrow, Creator/MackenzieCrook as Mr Mr. Jaspers (the usher) / Ragetti (the pirate with a wooden eye), and Angus Barnett as Mr Mr. Reilly (the actor playing Nana) / Mullroy (one of the two comic relief redcoats).
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The film begins with the opening night of James' most recent play, ''Little Mary'', which flops. Charles Frohman (DustinHoffman), his producer, decides to finance his next play anyway -- James just hasn't written it yet.
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The film begins with the opening night of James' most recent play, ''Little Mary'', which flops. Charles Frohman (DustinHoffman), (Creator/DustinHoffman), his producer, decides to finance his next play anyway -- James just hasn't written it yet.
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* BittersweetEnding: ''PeterPan'' is a success, but Sylvia's illness catches up with her. Still, [[spoiler:Peter starts writing again, James shows him the power of his imagination and Emma comes to a peaceful resolution with James, although she still leaves him, and to top it off, James is given custody of the boys]].
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* BittersweetEnding: ''PeterPan'' is a success, but Sylvia's illness catches up with her. Still, [[spoiler:Peter starts writing again, James shows him the power of his imagination and Emma comes to a peaceful resolution with James, although she still leaves him, and to top it off, James is after both are given custody of the boys]].boys].
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''Finding Neverland'' is a 2004 film VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory about James M. Barrie's work on ''Literature/PeterPan'', starring Creator/JohnnyDepp in an Oscar-nominated performance. In April 2015, a [[TheMusical musical]] ScreenToStageAdaptation opened on Broadway.
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''Finding Neverland'' is a 2004 film VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory about James M. Barrie's work on ''Literature/PeterPan'', starring Creator/JohnnyDepp in an Oscar-nominated performance. In April 2015, a [[TheMusical musical]] ScreenToStageAdaptation opened on Broadway.
Broadway and ran through the following summer.
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* CutSong: Besides an entire cut ''score'' (see {{Retool}} below), between the 2014 Boston premiere and the 2015 New York staging the first three songs -- "Anywhere But Here", "Better", and "Rearranging the Furniture" -- were cut. ("If the World Were Upside Down" and "All of London Is Here Tonight" replaced the first two songs.)
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* BittersweetEnding: ''PeterPan'' is a success, but Sylvia's illness catches up with her. Still, [[spoiler:Peter starts writing again, James shows him the power of his imagination and Emma reconciles with James]].
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* BittersweetEnding: ''PeterPan'' is a success, but Sylvia's illness catches up with her. Still, [[spoiler:Peter starts writing again, James shows him the power of his imagination and Emma reconciles comes to a peaceful resolution with James]].James, although she still leaves him]].
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Notably, the above Heartwarming Crowner was invented for the film. Barrie wasn't really worried about adult attendees not "getting" the spirit of the story, and if there had been a problem, there were plenty of children already in the audience. See the trope page for further details.
** The above is forgiveable (it may be a version of the fact that, at the real première, Barrie had arranged for the orchestra to respond to the 'clap your hands if you believe' if the audience weren't forthcoming. He needn't have worried). It may also be a nod to the fact that Peter Pan has a long association with helping suffering children -- Barrie willed the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. There are many more glaring departures in the film from reality, largely in the name of simplifying, neatening and sometimes sentimentalising. Amongst may others:
** The above is forgiveable (it may be a version of the fact that, at the real première, Barrie had arranged for the orchestra to respond to the 'clap your hands if you believe' if the audience weren't forthcoming. He needn't have worried). It may also be a nod to the fact that Peter Pan has a long association with helping suffering children -- Barrie willed the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. There are many more glaring departures in the film from reality, largely in the name of simplifying, neatening and sometimes sentimentalising. Amongst may others:
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Notably, the above Heartwarming Crowner was invented for the film. It had been part of Barrie/Peter Pan folklore for decades. Barrie wasn't really worried about adult attendees not "getting" the spirit of the story, and if there had been a problem, there were plenty of children already in the audience. See the trope page for further details.
** The above is forgiveable (it may be a version of the fact that, at the real première, Barrie had arranged for the orchestra to respond to the 'clap your hands if you believe' if the audience weren't forthcoming. He needn't haveworried).worried. They applauded so enthusiastically that Nina Boucicault, playing Peter, burst into tears). It may also be a nod to the fact that Peter Pan has a long association with helping suffering children -- Barrie willed the rights to Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. There are many more glaring departures in the film from reality, largely in the name of simplifying, neatening and sometimes sentimentalising. Amongst may others:
** The above is forgiveable (it may be a version of the fact that, at the real première, Barrie had arranged for the orchestra to respond to the 'clap your hands if you believe' if the audience weren't forthcoming. He needn't have
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*** ''Little Mary'' actually did pretty well; it wasn't a flop.
*** The real reason Barrie's wife left him wasn't his work ethic or playing with Sylvia and family; it was impotence. The film doesn't even hint at this -- not even a "it's your fault we can't have kids" -- but it was a major part of the highly publicized divorce case.
*** The real reason Barrie's wife left him wasn't his work ethic or playing with Sylvia and family; it was impotence. The film doesn't even hint at this -- not even a "it's your fault we can't have kids" -- but it was a major part of the highly publicized divorce case.
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*** The film's bittersweet ending is a little misleading in tone, if not actually factually inaccurate. Peter and Barrie's relationship became strained as the boy grew up, rather than reaching the equilibrium achieved in the film. Peter grew to hate his association with Pan and died a suicide at 63. George and Michael, Barrie's 'ones', both died young and in tragic circumstances: George was taken out by a sniper in the trenches of WWI, aged 21. Michael and his close friend / possible lover drowned in what was either a terrible accident or a suicide pact. TheMusical choosing to romanticize the fictionalized version of events further [[http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/theater-review-finding-neverland.html was a sticking point for one of its critics]].
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*** The film's bittersweet ending is a little misleading in tone, if not actually factually inaccurate. Peter and Barrie's relationship became strained as the boy grew up, rather than reaching the equilibrium achieved in the film. Peter grew to hate his association with Pan and died a suicide at 63. [[note]]Not only had Peter spent a lifetime being called "Peter Pan" only to be cut out of Barrie's will, but he was dying of emphysema, and didn't want to end up in a hospital; his wife and children all had genetic Huntington's disease. All the children vowed never to have kids of their own so not to pass it on. One of his sons also committed suicide.[[/note]] George and Michael, Barrie's 'ones', both died young and in tragic circumstances: George was taken out by a sniper in the trenches of WWI, aged 21. Michael and his close friend / possible lover drowned in what was either a terrible accident or a suicide pact. TheMusical choosing to romanticize the fictionalized version of events further [[http://www.vulture.com/2015/04/theater-review-finding-neverland.html was a sticking point for one of its critics]].
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Freddie Highmore and Eileen Essell (who played the elderly Mrs Snow, one of James' biggest fans) went on to be suggested by Creator/JohnnyDepp for the 2005 ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' adaptation, in which they played Charlie and Grandma Josephine respectively. This movie also happens to feature three actors who played recurring characters in the ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series: Creator/JohnnyDepp as James M Barrie / Captain Jack Sparrow, Mackenzie Crook as Mr Jaspers (the usher) / Ragetti (the pirate with a wooden eye), and Angus Barnett as Mr Reilly (the actor playing Nana) / Mullroy (one of the two comic relief redcoats).
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Freddie Highmore and Eileen Essell (who played the elderly Mrs Snow, one of James' biggest fans) went on to be suggested by Creator/JohnnyDepp for the 2005 ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' adaptation, in which they played Charlie and Grandma Josephine respectively. This movie also happens to feature three actors who played recurring characters in the ''PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' series: Creator/JohnnyDepp as James M Barrie / Captain Jack Sparrow, Mackenzie Crook Creator/MackenzieCrook as Mr Jaspers (the usher) / Ragetti (the pirate with a wooden eye), and Angus Barnett as Mr Reilly (the actor playing Nana) / Mullroy (one of the two comic relief redcoats).
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The film won an AcademyAward for Original Music Score and was also nominated for Art Direction, Costume Design, Editing, Adapted Screenplay, Leading Actor (Depp, as previously mentioned), and Best Picture.
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* TheElevenOClockNumber: "Something About This Night", which accompanies the world premiere of ''Peter Pan''.
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* LetsDuet: "What You Mean to Me" for James and Sylvia.
* ParentalLoveSong: "Sylvia's Lullaby" to her boys.
* ParentalLoveSong: "Sylvia's Lullaby" to her boys.
